Guinea Insurance Plc Job: Vacancies for Team Lead Finance and Accounts, Team Lead Investment, Accounting/Finance Executives

Guinea Insurance Plc Job: Vacancies for Team Lead Finance and Accounts, Team Lead Investment, Accounting/Finance Executives

As part of our transformation agenda, we are seeking the services of people who are humble, smart and hungry for success in a bid to create a world-class insurance services provider.

CATEGORY: Finance/Accounts and Administration

POST TITLE: Team lead, Finance and Accounts

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Develop and direct the execution of major financial policies and procedures which are consistent and in compliance with current accepted accounting procedure and practices,
 

2. Ensure preparation of financial statements, budgets, forecasts of income and expense, cost analysts and related activities,
 

3. Directs financial reporting and fiscal procedures,
 

4. Establish procedure and controls for efficient and effective operations of accounts payable as well as departmental financial and budget reports,
 

5. Write, monitor and ensure compliance with the organization’s accounting policy,
 

6. Coordinate budget development with all department heads and monitors the budget throughout the year,
 

7. Timely rendition of statutory returns,
 

8. Liaise with external auditors, tax authorities etc to ensure full compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements,
 

9. Monitor departmental performance against benchmark to ensure achievement,
 

10. Coordinate and monitor cost expense management strategies,
 

11. Ensure timely and efficient reconciliation of balance sheet and P& L items,
 

12. Ensure best practices in both internal and external financial activities.

THE CANDIDATES:

The right candidate must

1. Have first degree in Accounting
 

2. Professional qualification ie. ACA, ACCA, CPA
 

3. Minimum of 10 years experience.

POST TITLE: Team Lead, Investment

REQUIREMENTS:

Successful candidate will be required to:

1. Monitor investments market with respect to achieving stated objectives
 

2. Vet all investment proposals
 

3. Assists in developing investment policies and processes
 

4. Provide investment analyses and reports to facilitate decision making

5. Ensure compliance with statutory regulations as it relates to investments

THE CANDIDATES:

The right candidate must:

1. Have first degree in a Finance or related discipline
 

2. Have professional qualification i.e. CIS, CFA, ACA or ACCA ICAN
 

3. Have a strong understanding of the legal and regulatory framework of Insurance business and investment, asset management and strategic management,
 

4. Have good knowledge of the money, capital and real estate markets, financial analysis and portfolio modeling and management,

5. Minimum of 7 years experience in related role.

POST TITLE: Accounting/Finance Executives

REQUIREMENTS:

Successful candidates will be required to:

1. Ensure that daily transactions are recorded, posted and reconciled to reflect an up to date financial position,
 

2. Analyze returns for all transactions to ensure debit notes and receipts tally with schedules and tellers,
 

3. Prepare and update production and collection summary reports for management information,
 

4. Ensure receipts and debit notes for transaction are correctly raised. errors on debit notes,
 

5. Post VAT on Commissions on transactions,
 

6. Compile list of VAT defaulters for appropriate actions,
 

7. File all debit notes, receipts, tellers, schedule of risks, schedule of payments and other documents,
 

8. Process petty cash retirement,
 

9. Post expenses to required expense account,
 

10. General ledger Management
 

11. Preparation of management account schedules,
 

12. Ensures the maintenance of updated Asset Register,
 

13. Manage and ensure strict follow up on all advances given to staff to ensure timely retirement,
 

14. Liaise with all account officers to the company’s bank accounts in various banks with regards to all bank transactions,
 

15. Ensures prompt and complete preparation of all relevant reports.

THE CANDIDATES:

The right candidates must:

1. Have minimum of 2:1,
 

2. Have  working knowledge of generally acceptable account practice,
 

3. Have a minimum of 2-3 two years experience in accounting  function.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

All successful candidates must:

1. Be proactive and attach great importance to integrity and transparency,
 

2. Possess strong analytical minds and pay attention to details,
 

3. Excellent leadership, verbal, written  communications and computer skills,
 

4. Be excellent team players  with drive and great interpersonal skills,
 

5. Be able to cope with change, be  flexible  and handle uncertainty,
 

6. Possess strong presentation skills,
 

7. Be able to cope with change, to be flexible and handle uncertainty,

8. Be able to make sense of issues, identify and solve problems and “think on one’s feet,
 

9. Be result oriented,
 

10. Be able to maintain appropriately directed energy and stamina, to exercise self-control and learn new behaviors,
 

11. Possess ability to exhibit tact and diplomacy in negotiations,
 

12. Demonstrate ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high pressure environment,,
 

13. For all leading role relevant training from leading business schools would be a clear advantage.

METHOD OF APPLICATION:

Interested applicants should send comprehensive CV as a word attachment on or before 27^th January, 2011 to: cv@guineainsurance.com